Assistant Professor – Research Focused (107825-0823) at University of Warwick

We wish to appoint an experienced qualitative/mixed methods researcher to support the development, delivery and reporting of a new multicentre clinical trial, called INITIATE (Increased mobility in hospital after hip fracture), funded by National Institute for Health Research. You will join the team investigating whether a usual care rehabilitation strategy or usual care with an additional mobility focussed intervention is the most clinically effective and cost-effective approach for patients aged ≥ 60 years, after hip fracture surgery. The trial is being led by Co-chief investigators and is a collaboration between University of Bristol, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, Oxford and the University of Warwick.

Working closely with the Warwick CTU lead, the Chief investigators and the INITIATE team, you will be responsible for contributing to the production of study materials, development of participant-related materials and undertaking outcome data collection from study sites and participants from across the UK. This will require you to make visits observe and record activity related to the delivery of the trial’s interventions. You will be required to liaise with study participants, other research team members including those delivering the intervention and, and staff at participating sites. You will carry out observations on wards in participating trusts and carry out interviews with these key stakeholders, some interviews where possible will be face-to-face, but virtual TEAMs interviews are also possible where needed. You will however need to be able to travel, in person, to sites and carry out ethnographic type observations within wards. 

You will contribute to the preparation and writing of final reports, peer-reviewed publications, completing and integration of literature reviews relating to the research theme and developing grant applications and wider academic activities. You will provide general research support to the trial team to ensure timely participant recruitment, follow-up, and successful trial completion.

This exciting new post is linked to two of Warwick CTU’s core themes, specifically the surgery pain and rehabilitation, emergency/critical care research portfolios. The post is based at on the University of Warwick’s Gibbet Hill campus, but hybrid working will be considered. A willingness and ability to travel to research sites is required.

This role will require a standard DBS check 

We will consider applications for employment on a part-time or other flexible working basis, even where a position is advertised as full-time, unless there are operational or other objective reasons why it is not possible to do so. 

Full details of the duties and selection criteria for this role can be found in the vacancy advert on the University of Warwick’s jobs pages. You will be routed to this when you click on the Apply button.